Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.